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PATENTED B50126, 186 5.-

W. H,- & G. W. MILLER. BRBEGH LOADING FIREARM,-

ihventors:

I witnesses: 9%1w5 GEO.VV. MILLER, both of West Meriden,

' ticut, have invented a certain new and useful the same is represented and described in' the following specification and drawings; and to construction and operation, referring to the derstood from the'specification and drawings,

111 which--- fj Figure l. is a side View. Fig. 2 -i.s.;.a sectional working upon the pin a',sothat when the face firing it will occupy a position nearly-as shown by the'line c, thus'afiording perfect facility for 'insertin g, extracting, or expelling the carexposing to view the whole range of the bore stunt,- formed in the edges of the case A, the object of which'is to firmly lock the oscillating rel. .This'thumb-lateh E is provided with a upon the lower end of said stem is secured (by apm or screw, 0) a step, h, to receive the end E in a locked position.

i to the fulminate of the cartridge.

ris adetent, the stem of which passes through 'rn rates WILLlAM H. -MlLLER AND G. V; MILLER, OE WEST MERIDEN, CONN.

-l l eneeei-i no entne Finisemme.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 5h,7$9,.d:rted December 26,1865.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, WM. H. MILLER and countyof New Haven, and State of Connec- Improvement in Oscillatiti g Breech Pieces for Fire-Arms; and we do hereby declare that enable others skilled in the art to make and. use the same we will proceed to describe its drawings, in which'the same letters indicate like parts in each of the figures.

The nature of this improvement will be unside view. Figs. 3, 4, 5, and 6 showdetached parts "or portions thereof.

A is acase which connects the stock and barrel, and in which is arranged the mechau ism for operating this arm.

B is an oscillating breech-piece, hung and plateb thereof is upagaiust the breech-end of the barrel '0 it is in a line nearly at right angles with the center line of the barrel, and when-it (the face-plate b) is thrown back after tridge d in the breech end of the barrel, and

of the barrel.

On the back side of and in ,a parallel line with the face-plate I) is provided a groove, k, andan orifice, -m, into which is fitted a spring thumb-latch, E, which works into a depresbreech-piece against the rear end of the barstem, n, which is fitted into the orifice m, and

and pressure of the spring 5 to hold the latch 0 is a sliding bar, arran ged in the side of the breech-piece B, for the purpose of receiving and transmitting the blow from the hammer a slit or mortise, 1, (in the breech-piece) into the stem n of the thumb-piege E, the object of which is to prevent the possibility of accidental discharge of 'the'cartridge by means of the bar 0, except when it receives its impetus from the hammer, because when the thunrlr lateh islifted the'detent will rise between the shoulder 2 and the side of the depression 3, which effectually prevents the transmission of a blow, and willremain in that position until the latch is'a-gain down firmly in its depression or catch 2', and

.in' the breech end of the barrel the front side of the finger s will be against the inside of the flange of said cartridge. After the explosion, and on opening or drawing back the faceplate b, the under side of the breeclr piesemli will strike the projection t, ,a-nd"ehiise the finger s (of the cartridge-extractor F) to push the shell from the barrel. llhe outward motion ot'said fingers is limited by the action'or means of the stop-pin u.

Thus we are enabled, to simplity the com structiou, produce greater firmness, eflicieney, and durability, and less liabilityofaccident,

and at the same time lessen the'bost of. manufacture.

We believe we hare th us shown the nature, construction, and operation so as to enable others skilled in the art togmake and use the same. I r

, What we claim, therefore, and desire to secure by LettersPatent, is-

1.. The latch E, arranged and operating in ccmbination with the face-plate b, oscillating catch 2', substantiallyas breech-piece B, and described.

- 2. The detent r,in combination with the bar .0 and breech-piece B, constructed and operating substantially in the manner and. for the purpose described. f

.WM. H. MILLER. L. S.] y GEO. W. MILLER. I [in 3.] Witnesses: r JAMES P. PLArr,

ORVILLE H; PLATT. 

